Example sentences of "[was/were] [adj] [verb] time " in BNC.
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| 1 | Most of the parents , however , had come intending to talk about their boys , either out of a genuine or an assumed interest in them ; and few of them were prepared to waste time on Onyx when there were real teachers on whom to vent their parental concern . |
| 2 | The pattern of changes in structure , style , attitudes and behaviour that were eventually achieved would probably not have been possible , or would have taken significantly longer to achieve , in the absence of a critical mass of key individuals who were prepared to devote time and effort to heighten the confidence and enthusiasm of their ‘ converts ’ with their positive message . |
| 3 | We were all marking time , waiting for our demob , and tended to look back wistfully at what was past and familiar , rather than forward to the unknown future . |
| 4 | I was lucky in that we were able to spend time away from Berlin . |
| 5 | Would they find , one day , that they were able to cheat time , as Johnny had once suggested . |
| 6 | From such comments as these one might infer that the British were anxious to buy time until the Soviets acquired sufficient nuclear power to persuade Washington to become more cautious . |
| 7 | He was willing to give time , as well as his medical expertise , to their troubles and this they warmly appreciated . |
| 8 | He was able to find time for study and he preached regularly to the soldiers and the local people . |
| 9 | Annunziata agreed that Anthony was unlikely to waste time going out to dinner with the others even if he did return in time and promised to cook something quickly for him if he appeared wanting a meal . |
| 10 | There were various reasons why it was difficult to find time to attend courses , including — |
| 11 | It was held that that provision was sufficient to make time of the essence of the time limit for the landlord 's application . |